Bottle-filling device.



L. WHITTON. BOTTLE FILLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MARIB, 1908.

Patented Aug.. 24, 1909.

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Specification oi jetters raient. 'Patented Aug". 221;, 1909;.

Application metlarch 1908. Serial No, 419i,1372

p'eeially 'that'cla'ssii'riiwhichrthe ap aratus containing the valve which controlst elow of liguid'frornaieservoirlto the rece 'tacles -tobe llledpiscarriedzinithe hand Jof t e. op.- lemmi-fj and'- it=1consists, l essentially, in. vthe novel andlpeculiar combination of parts, and details of construction, as heieinaic-t-e1.:first'I fully set forth and desoribedrandthen pointed out in the claims. t lIn the drawings already mentioned, which .serve to illustrate this invention more fully, Figure 1 is an elevation of this improved 'bettl'e-illing device. Fig. 2 is a plan of the samev Fig, 3'is a longitudinal sectional ele- {vati'on in line'qrlmof Fig-2.. Fig. 4 is an in- -verted lan of theiloi've'r portion of the de- -.viee 5isa similar -view ofwthe valve detached, and Fige -is an elevation Aof one of the filling t'ubesdetahedi-- I Like parts are designated by corresponding letters of reference in all the figures.

'jl flhe: objectV of this invention is the produc-- tionof an efficient, serviceable and durable y. vdev-ice"forrapidly'iilling bottles of allsizes 4o *with liquids, such as medicine-bottles, liquorf. l 'b ottles, and in fact all receptacles adapted to reeeiveliquids of all "kinds,. To attain this ob'ect4 I construct the device of a cylindrical he 'ow casingA, bellshaped at its lower end 451B,4-both endsof this casing being internally screw-threaded ateand b, respectively, for the purpose hereinafter to be referred to.' 4This easing A has a branchC, which is alsointer- A na'lly screw-threaded to receive a tube D, the outer end of which is providedwith a series` of grooves d, and it .is ada vted to receive a] flexible hose E, by means opwhich. the liquid'. to. be poured into the bottle F is conducted4 from any suitable reservoir, (not shown,) to.v 5'5" theinterior or chamber A," of the casing A."

f @ver this tube C -is zplaeed a :handle G, :by which the device .is carried about.

In the chamber A thereis a shoulder b, against which is placed a slightly elastic ring or cm'ae, ILrINoIs.

B', which serves as a seat 'for a-valve H, :this 60 ring -B lbeing removably retainedin position by a nut I, which isinternally threaded to receive an externally screw-threaded bushing J, to which is lpermanentlyaihxed av fillingtube'K.

The-chamber A is internally bored, and the valve His provided with laterally-projectinglugs h, bymeans olrvvhich v:the valve H is properly guided within'theichamber A', .the intersticesh between. tlielngs 7L forming passages for thefliquid from the ehalnlfe'A into the'lling-tuhe- K. ..1 In thechamberl A.

there isla partition a, having ay centralborev .for .the 1 pessac-ei of the ivalvefrd -H"1whieh.i's 'screwedoriot erwise .secured to thevalve-H, andi it is surrounded by "coil-'springy L, .whiohfniorinallyl seatsithe valveupon.tl1e. ring :BQ 'Ibis-:liftedbymeansbfa leveHM, which has its .ffulcrum' bracletetm ,1 byfa pin 'or bolt m, said lever having at its end a fork mf which engages the valve-rod H by a pin or bolt m. This lever M is curved as shown in Figs. l and 3, to bring its long arm into close proximity to the handle G, so that the person holding the device in his or her hand .may open the valve by simply closing the ""The'busvhing J has on its lower faeea'series ofg'r'ooves y', serving as escapepassagesgfor air from the' bottle F A The tubes K yattached to these bushings are Aof various diameters so'th'at bottles of all siz'es'may' be rapidly filled with this device, it being 4advisable to always use the largest lsize of tube that can be inserted into the neck ol the bottles to be filled, the change being made by unser-owing thel bushing J with-.its attachedv tube fromthe nut'l and substituting the p roper bushing vJ and its tube K in place thereof.;

The upper, internally screw-threaded, thfe casing A is provided with a packing-M l nut N ,1 andA thespace between this p'aclsing-l 'partition-e', is filled with a suit-4 nut and the toL hermetieally seal the upper "able'packing `end of the chamber Af.;-

' The operation-of this device vis extremely simple The operator takes hold ofthe device K into the neck of t e bottle to be filled.

by the handle G and laces the illing tube' when being 'filled'. y

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ln testii'iiony *duit l claim the foregoing as my inveiitimi l have hereunto my' hand iii lili@ presence of two subscribing Witnesss.

LEV-, F WHITTON.

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(lumi. l. FOLEY, f Mimi/mi. J. STARK.

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